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EC 1.3.3.15 Details
EC number
1.3.3.15
Accepted name
coproporphyrinogen III oxidase (coproporphyrin-forming)
Reaction
coproporphyrinogen III + 3 O2 = coproporphyrin III + 3 H2O2
Other name(s)
hemY (gene name)
Systematic name
coproporphyrinogen-III:oxygen oxidoreductase (coproporphyrin-forming)
Comment
Contains FAD. The enzyme, present in Gram-positive bacteria, participates in heme biosynthesis. It can also catalyse the reaction of EC 1.3.3.4, protoporphyrinogen oxidase, at a lower level.
History
created 2016
EC Tree
1.3.3.2 created 1972, deleted 2005